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About Vernonia eagle. (Vernonia, Or.) 1922-1974 | View Entire Issue (April 6, 1944)
6 Thursday, April 6, 1944 Vernonia Eagle Mist District Exceeds Goal in Drive for Red Cross Funds High Boys Fight Fire Eight boys from the Vernonia high school left Monuay morning to fight a fern fire near here. These boys have had training in the forestry club and have fire fighting experience. The boys had to be 16 years of age and have a working permit. They were excused from their duties at school to help in the emergency. The boys making the trip were: Marvin Turner, Duke Byers, Donald Tiffany, Larry Brady, Glen Justice, Jack Nance, Jimmy John and Gerald Riley. Instructors for Southern Pacific Company Hold Meeting at Timber TIMBER — Mrs. Wm Hall re turned home Fri. from St. Vin cents where she had a goitre 6p- eration. Rice and Saling, S. P. instruc tors on train orders and book of rules, held two classes Mon. night at the S. P. depot. Quite a large group of employees attend ed. Mrs. Duke Smith and three small children of Tillamook are visiting Mrs. Smith’s sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Elliott, this week. Born to S Sgt. and Mrs. Monty •L. Tallman at St. Mary’s hospital in Walla Walla Wn., March 27, a 9-lb. 10-oz. daughter, named Donna Lorraine. MIST — Mist want over the top in the Red Cross drive, send ing the total sum of $763.15. Mis. Howard Jones has gone to Idaho to be near her hus band, who’s training at Farragut for the navy. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Gillette and Mrs. Alvery Trotter were at the Austin Dowling home Sun. from Sweet Home. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Sund- land entertained her sister, Eliz- ebeth Seifkin, from Newberg ov er the week end. When she re turned, she took little Sharon Sundland to act as flower girl for another sister, who is getting married soon. The Garlock family has pur chased the old homestead of Lennie Bachman, who’s been in the school for the blind for a number of years. Acie Trotter has moved his equipment to the Austin Corll place on the Clatskanie Mt. where he will operate his tie mill along with his brother, Wil son. Wheeler Speaks Here Mr. Raliegh Wheeler of the State Police was a speaker at the high school Thursday afternoon of March 30. He addressed the student body on the Myers mur der case which was a continua tion of an address he formerly had made in January at which time he waf unable to finish the subject. Keasey News UNITED NA TIONS Related lor Week AT WAR Mrs. W. J. Lindsay spent the week end at Hillsboro, where her sister had a big dinner in honor of her niece Pfc Lois Mead who has been home at Ne halem on a furlough. She is sta tioned at Fort Leavenworth, Kan sas. There were five aunts and three uncles present at the din ner, besides 17 cousins and her mother and father Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Mead, and her sister. Visitors at the Vern Dusen- bury home Sunday were: Mrs. Dusenbury’s mother, Mrs. Maud Baker and her sister and hus band, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Noltes of Vancouver, Wash. Later they all visited another sister, Mrs. L. S. Cookson of Trehorne. Mrs. Albert Kreiger and Mr and Mrs. Herb Sturdevant made a business trip to Portland Mon. Mr. and Mrs. L. 0. Gillham made a business. trip to Portland Sat. Mr. and Mrs. Milton Lamping, Jr. were Vernonia visitors Sun. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Doyle and sons were visitors at the Vern Dusenberry home March 27 in honor of Mr. Dusenberry’s birth day. They remained overnight. r CAVALRY PLAYS ROLE IN ITALY Cavalry troops move across country night and day in central Italy’s rugged mountains to carry out vital reconnaissance missions the War Department said. After they gain information of un mapped trails and roads, locate and report enemy positions, in fantry troops move in to capture objectives. PARCELS ARRIVE IN LENINGRAD Clothes, coats and shoes for Leningrad children and Red Ar my men fighting at the front are arriving from the people of the United States, the Leningrad ra dio announced according to a re port to the Office of War Infor mation. LITHUANIA TO GET MEDICINE Medical and hospital relief sup plies valued at $10,600 are being prepared for shipment to Lithua nia, the American Red Cross an nounced. Boric acid, ether, io dine, phenol, hypodermic needles and thermometers will be includ ed in this shipment. . ■ ■ . . monthly wages of male farm help with board rose from $30.26 in 1942. to $49.44 in 1944. Average daily rates with board rose from $1.53 to $2.45. Monthly rates or. January 15, 1944, ranged from $41.21 on Prince Edward Island to $63.57 in New Brunswick, and daily rates from $2.03 on Prince Edward Island to $3.07 in British Columbia. CHUNGKING HAS PARACHUTE TOWER Since a hundred foot parachute tower in Chungking, China wa3 opened to the public in 1942, 33,000 persons from 4 to 62 years of age have “bailed out, ’ according to the Chinese News Service. Participants jump into a circular area carpeted with sev eral inches of sand. Three para chutes can be operated at the same time. WORK BEGUN ON MEXICAN AIRPORT Work on the new airport, Aeropuerto Central, was begun recently in Mexico City, the Of Not a single V-Mail letter of the 233 million sent overseas h".s been lost, according to the Army and Navy, emphasizing tlhe fact that V-Mail always gets to men in combat areas everywhere. FLYERS CARRY SHARK REPELLENT Netherlands airmen on duty off the coast of Australia carry a powdered chemical sewn into a pocket of their belts, which in case they are forced down at sea--serves the double purpose of warding off attacks by sharks and enabling rescue fliers to spot them easily, Aneta, official Neth erlands News Agency, reports. The chemical mixes with the sea water to form a protective wall and produces a distinctive color which pinpoints the downed flier for the benefit of rescuers. BRITISH PRISONERS GET PARCELS Since Dunkirk, more than 14. 000,000 food packages have been sent by or through the British Red Cross to British prisoners of war in Europe, the British in formation Services report. Our tire inspection facili ties are complete, our greas ing speedy and thoro. “LET CANADIAN FARM WAGES UPPED V-MAIL ALWAYS ARRIVES fice of the Coordinator of Inter American Affairs announced. Al- most twice as great in area as the New York LaGuardia Field, the Aerop . erto Central will have five main runways ranging in length from 5,740 to 8,200 feet and about 130 feet wide, besides several smaller runways. GEORGE DO IT.” Vernonia Service Sta. Geo. W. Johnson A comparison of the average wages of Canadian farm help as of January 15, has recently been released by the Wartime Infor mation Board, Ottawa. Average Cor. Rose & Bridge Phone 311 SURVEY MADE We make them LIKE NEW, at a fraction of new shoe cost. Every job guaranteed. MAIL ORDERS GIVEN PROMPT ATTENTION FRANK LINES SHOE REPAIR The local ration office was closed Monday afternoon and all day Tuesday while members of the office worked on the price survey. This survey was made in all stores in the board area in stead of a recheck on stores where violations were found dur ing the survey made March 13 to 18. Ê » ■» JOURNALISM CLUB DONATES » »tfwr * y Mug 1 ♦ 4 « # * * » ft à The Journalism Club of the Washington grade school under the supervision of Mr. Ruh do nated $22.00 to the Red Cross. This sum is what the club had left after paying for the expens es of the school paper. Miller’s V emonia DEPARTMENT STORE } 4 « i Ì- » I « « *• « .v * * M sparkling ideas for Easter dishes Your worries about Easter meals will j disappear if you do your food shop ping at Safeway — fine foods of all kinds priced to save money! Let this be your guide to simplified shopping, at Safeway! EASTERN SUGAR CURED f w » •» » À ft 1, M. * * J ‘ * £ IVfN in war-time, we can turn an Easter meal into a really memorable event. The secret? Just a little femi nine ingenuity! With eggs, for example: why not make Easter breakfast something to remember, with FROSTED EGGS * egg» 2 tbiips. butter, JZ2 cup milk margarine or 1 tsp. salt shortening !4 tsp. white pepper 6 toast rounds Beat 6 whole eggs and 3 yolks to gether lightly; add milk, % teaspoon of the salt, and % teaspoon of the pepper; beat well. Cook eggs slowly in melted butter, margarine, or shortening, in frying pan until just set, *stirring occasionally. Place in individual casseroles or on top of rounds of buttered toast, arranged on an ungreased baking sheet. Frost with egg whites beaten until stiff but not dry, and seasoned with re maining salt and pepper. Bake in moderate oven (350° F.) about 15 minutes or until whites are a golden brown. May be served with crisp bacon. Serves 6. KAMS Whole or Butt ends 36c LB They’re grand and they’re low in points Only 3 points a pound! Fresh ECGS! Grade A Large 390 too! SHANK ENDS lb 35c 1 Ready-to-eat SKINNED HAMS lb 40c 4 Whole or Butt ends lb 56c / Ready-to eat Sliced Ham lb 33c 1 Bacon, any size piece 42c 1 lb Grade A Sliced Bacon Shoulder Pork Roast, center cut lb 31c 2 lb 34c 2 Pork Steak POULTRY lb 41c Fresh dressed Fowl FISH Fresh Chinook Salmon (by piece) lb 50c Troll caught (sliced) lb 57c Paas Egg Dyes Favorite of years standing, pkt 10c 3 for 250 ----------------------■— 25e CRACKERS X------- ------------------------------------------- ____ Snowflakes or Krispys 2 lb pkg MASTER TOAST 150 Delicious! 14 oz CORN FLAKES Albers 11 oz pkg KEM BRAND 34« Luncheon Meat.l2-oz can (4) Sport Dresses Dresses Sweet Potatoes clam juice ut Halferty 8 oz (0) for dress up. Plain and printed patterns ------ •------ Hose -- Sweaters Skirts-'Bags Blouses 230 Pelaco No 2 Mi can (0) Director Sajeuay Homtmaluri' Hurt*» SAFEWAY PRODUCE 7W ( 50 lb bag No 2 95c 15 lb bag No 1 60c GRAPEFRUIT Arizona Pinks Florida White ORANGES - APPLES - CALAVOS LEMONS POTATOES Asparagus, good qua!. Cauliflower, Solid hd Carrots, Clip top Lettuce, Cal. ice pack Tomatoes, local gd quai Buy your produce by the pound & save All farm fresh produce Coffee Values EDWARDS Top quality lb Vacuum pack jar Airway, lb bag Nob Hill lb bag Sanka Coffee lb jar DONT JÛHNNY1 THAT WAS AIL OVER. LAST WEEK. . . ANO L THERE’S THE P hone ? A 20c 23c 36c HURRY! HURRY! “Still time to enter the $2500.00 Suzanna con test! Get your blank at vour Safeway — today!” Suzanna Pancake Flour 40 oz pkg 15c 3'/j lb 19c //¿/¿/VS /VO /VO/, /VOH// APRIL FOOL ’ 28c HAVING THE HARD EST TIME WITH MY Hemo, Borden’s lib jar 59c Cocca, Baker’s ‘/»lb pkg lbc Veg Cccktail, Here’s Health(4) 46oz 14c Toma toe Jce, Sunny Dawn (6) No 2 10c Cola Syrup, Mavis Brand 12oz bot 25c Flour, Kitchen Craft 24'ilb sk $1.02 Flour, Fisher’s Blend 251b sk $1.20 Shortening, Royal Satin (4) lb24c Vanilla Flavor, Westag 4oz bot 07c Mello Whip, whips cream 2oz 05c 6oz jar 08c Brown Mustard, Heinz Dry Cleaner, Aunt Sue’s 1 gal 75c Shce Polish, Jet Oil bottle 09c Shopping Bags, Cloth each 39c Egg Noodles, Betty Bakers 14oz 16c Toilet Tissue, Silk 3 forllc [ THERE'S AN EXAMPLE. I HELEN-A PENNY SAVED THERE, ANO ANOTHER SAVEO HERE EOOO BUOGETGRACE* JUST CAN T SEEM TO MAKE ENOS MEET ... DIFFERENCE I VE MADE A OSCOMERY HELEN EOUNOA5TOCE WHERE I CAN ACTUALLY SAVE MONEY. ANO YET WE EAT THE BEST WANT TO MEET ME k IN TEN MINUTES^ IT ------ ^3 I BEGIN TO SEE IVHAT YOU MEAN . GRACE / OO YOU KNOW. GRACE, I VE 5PE NT CONSIDERABLY LESS JUST ON THIS ARST TRIP TO SAFEWAY... ...JOHNNY MAYBE I HAVE BEEN